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eaiurdcrer Electrocuted. J C?P S 7 I f CTT ! Qmd Duko Kchaol Betrothed TfelXMGrS. 0.. Aug. "'J ffj nerik Vk 1P A 1 "lll Iy lA' (i4 DON. Aug. ID-According to -4- !lKr.ppg I ill aW I I 11 All lisT I lij il luf li ll mm teiiC1 oSchD from st' Pc"' 1kSpp! and who confessed to five WJ J & i $ y jP Jl i 1 L. , (C I fflYfli H 1L J i E 9 I I S 9 9 ll broth"?" ot Scro? XlcholwftaigHnTUT4le t WEATHER TODAY Pair.KXL-VII. No, 126. Sait Lake Citt, Utah, Saturday Mopjnxmg, Aug-tjst 20, 1904. 3 O 10 PflGES.Frvis Cents.InDesfroyers Enter1 Harbor,if Unknown Steamer JustIttEntrancs and TakeIf Possession.Kit Regarded as Evidence 5katK'Men Will Disregard NicetiespTl)eaUog With Neutrality.IfcllNGTON. Aug. 19. The Slate dciKl hits ncdviJ a cablegram fromtfMted tr,J.iy, as follows:MFOO, Aug 19 -This morning sevendcitroytrs entered tho harbor ofBSopposite the entrance they met.Kovrn steamer and took possession:,wrhere nro two cruisers outside."Jtoportnut Point Omitted.B5ipatch. W so worded as to leavei'Sw of the most Important points:Ki with the seizure, namely, thoijKot ttt which It took place, andEjvthoiit or within the thrco-mlleimaval officials familiar with theKf Chffoo stnfe that there arc two'IK from opposite directions, and Itml from the above dispatch thatKgpan- squadron approachedIsKV.e of theao entrances to find tho-iRj' st' imer referred to comingfmftho olhcr entrance. 'Tho lniprcsIs cons qucntly that tho seizure.kc within the Chinese territorialWlic incident Is regarded as anWk of tho determination of tho Jnp;&BjTval officer) to diarcgrad nicotics-ns with this question of Chinesou7hat Seizure Inelicates.JBM w'ln lriC reported refusal of tho' Gflv?rnmrnt to release the'Hrir.!. also s-.Ized In Chefoo harbor.SKgiit tlut thr SLlzuro Indltates thatJapanese niav not nssei.,Oic.iklnrr in thoinrternatlonal pbrtiMlhal, they will rot ht-silale to cut-wlRufilAn ships that lie In ChefoowxrovldI thf arc not dismantledrJiBiteolule satisfaction of the Japan-OisfcijOffjcors-aSo Extension War Field.'Binppri'Vjr nsltm his been expressedI'PBricapiaLs that these apparent.fciof Chin'?- neutrality by Japanjfcenl lo the lnnd operations of thoiBjfrralcs This fc-r ling is not sharedl7eM&ntion, nnd although the officialsr itn,alt public the sources of theirrffiB11 on tn,s I101"1, there is reasonYO thc have been assuredrtflt Japan ind Russia that there willaslJlonf'tn of the war field beyondi and nerhors Korea, whichrjx Aj"Where Dancjer Lies.'0Sr of a breach of neutrality soawar.u operations are converned isn:B.ttntrr it :i nolnt on llio hnrdrr!huria and Chinese Mongolia,naturally be a place wherekin would si ck to make hisI' army in the event tlmt theGrn Kurokl succeeded Inphn which is now afoot-oflir, on the north, east andLtt"r? him off from the SIi"l and l;n line of communl)'nMo of this movement,mil Mi ihc famous Chinesea in lr foreign-drilled troops,nte.i a force of about 10.000xHj. rear the border, and ItV,) re may be a clasli benKn and the Russian troopsof the retreat of the latterie,vie7 With Cassinl.by Count Cassinl. the Russauor, published In a NewPr twin--, attracted attentionfchl class hr-re. particularlyIn- st-vMncnt attributed tow- r that by. the seizure ofnl, jjV.an j,ad broken Chl, ?n'l. h.ad wrecked Secre1 in to limit the field of onerTtnt a world war.ntri the conflict the allies ofU may be staled that1 aion here as to this probawt c-jlnrwo with that onter-iS,t?-fttneutllty. so far asco"c'?riied. can be prcttiQt ttficr nil Is the phaselK ixaay8T tho world'"eIll allies to onter thok Britain in Accord."A1 lAhc, Brl,lsh Governmenti"poinJ rVW V'c.ArnericnnjB, with their enormousrE ilS invi?i 1,10 Russian fundsCWTj dnin, es,mcnt' ire equally' iMfiitfa l't,l,hcrc lB nothing inir.tffMrrr,ra. statement that seemsSB8tatc teot pollc" on lhcU Wcs been ffWrtmnnt. which feelsWooCVh. BoUl Tius3lfl and15 7Br upon thIncao neutrality, Ita Ifon7nto honor of those na-'Z?WL or b 8mS2 .cticlUlor b' tftk-IscTX ?r?.1 suason to ln-&wf up t0 thclr310S MSB& $A g;ieWk lhtft ' it" T,tho rmalns wint VCh 'tf Kfoua'd in thatS iavT " now ' andVideVFirst Aid BaodagesShow Greet ieeeffisJapanese Prove This in. tho WayThey Treat Their WoundedMen.iCHEFOO. Aug. 10. TktaJ. L.. L.. Seaman,a specialist In military surgery, who hasseen much of the Japanese hospitals andwho has been with the Chunchusos, orChinese bandits, near Mukden, has arrivedat Chefoo. He gave some Interesting ob-!rervatlono on the Japanese method oftreating wounded men.He says that tho Japanoso are givingproof of the benefits to bo derived fromthe non-lntcrforencu with wounds on thofield, where they content themselves withthe application of first aid bandages an:J .antiseptics, leaving the more serious workto l done in the hospitals at home. Thiscourse Is followed except where there istiangcr of the wounded men bleeding toeicnth, or where his condition Is very precarious. The result of this practice hasbeen that many men suffering from bullet wounds at the front arc nearly wellwhen thev reach Japan.On one "hospital ship returning to Japanfrom the front, there wero 220O woundedmen. and there was not a single death onboard during tho trip. Three per cent willcover all the deaths among the woundedwho have been returned .to Japan after receiving first aid treatment only. If thoJapanese soldier ls not killed outright thochances are that he will recover. Illstemperate habits and hls-plaln and healthful diet of llsh and rice, varied occasionally with meat, contribute much , to hisrecovery. .Russian wounded captured by the Japanese have beentytreated m n similar manner and the recoveries among theso menIs scarcely less In proportion than amongI he Japanese,A now complication has boon discoveredIn tho wounels sustained ln this war, duolo the extraordinary high speed of thosmall caliber bullets, which producecncurlsms by their speed. MaJ. Seamansaw twenty-seven operations performedxor tho relief of this new condition.RUSSIAN GTJNT30AT LOST.Strikes a Mine and 'Goes Down, WithAll on Board.TOKIO, Aug. 10. A Russian gunboatof the Otvajnl type struck a mine andsank off Lnotl promontory, the extremesouthern polnt.of the Kwan Tung peninsula on which Port Arthur ls situated,at S o'clock on Thursday night.The Otvajnl ls an armored gunboat of1C00 tons" displacement, launched ln1S94, and. carries one nine-Inch gun, oneelx-lnch gun and ten quick-firing guns.She has two torpedo tubes, has a speedof fifteen knots and carries a crew of142 men.NO ANSWERS TO PROTEST.Japan Hns Not Replied to Russia'sNote.ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 19. Japanhas not replied to Russia's protest In thecase of the Ryeshltclnl, and there Is nofurther reply from China. It Is regardedas probable that the Admiralty court,when tho contraband cases como up fromthe Vladivostok prize court on appeal,will specifically construe the Russiandeclaration n3 embodying ln It the reaultof the deliberations on tho subject now inprogress at the Foreign office, thus avoiding tho necessity for a public modificationof the declaration by the Government.There Is the best reason to believe thatthe Interpretation of the regulations asIndicated in these dispatches yesterdaywill be satisfactory to the United Statesand Great Britain.ATTACHES WITH RUSSIANS.Uncle Sam Has Four With Soldiersof the Czar.ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 19. TJeut-Col."U'alfr S. Schuyler and Capt. Carl Re'lchmann of the United States army, according to the latest Information, arc with theSeventeenth corps; MaJ. Montgomery M.Macomb of the United Statcji artillerycorps, ls with the First corps, and Capt."William W. Judson of tho United Statesengineer coins, ls at Mukden. The latter probably will go to Vladivostok. Hohas requested to be assigned there In thodouble capacity of military and naval attache. The United Slates ls the onlycountry having .four military attache'swith the R.isslan forces. Great Britain.France and Germany each have onlythreo attaches.Battle on Russian Eront Near.MUKDEN, Aiiff. 19. A battlo Is regarded as being imminent, as tho Japanese ontho Russian cast front are only twentymiles from Llao Yang. The advanceposts are not more than four mllcB apartand small skirmishes are of dally occurrence. On tllo south tho Japanese havoretired to Halcheng.Must Leave or Disarm.WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-Consul-Gen-eralGoodnow has cabled the State department from Shanghai that tho Chinese tootal there has reported aijnlustthe claim of the Rueslan Consul-Generaland decided that the torpedo boat-destroyernow at that port must go out ordisarm by tho 20th Instant, and that thocruiser must do likewise by the 21st Instant.EX-BANKER OUT OF PEN.Charles W. Spalding Is Given HisFreedom.CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Charles TV.Spalding, tho former bank president,who -was convicted and sentenced to aterm of ten years Imprisonment forembezzlement, was today dischargedfrom the penitentiary by Judge Dunne.The order of the court discharging theex-banker from , custody waa basedupon a technicality of the original Indictment, Spalding had already servedseveral years of his sentence.Spalding will now proceed with acontest of his father's will, by the termsof which the son was cut off without apenny. Solomon Spalding, the father,died "at Nnshua, N. H., and was worthbetween $300,000 and 3100,000.Illinois Man Chosen.BOSTON. Aug. 19. At the National convention of Urn Sons of Veterans todnyWilliam E. Dustln of Dwlght, 111., waselected commander-in-chief by acclamation. . .i!iA! ' flXKlZEfkm to Be Presented!1 Mining Congress.Executive Officers of Producing (Cities Are to Forman Organization.Object to Prevent LMscrinaination toWhich Owners Are Said toBo Subjected.PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 10. Littledoubt remains that the seventh annual session of the American MiningCongress will bo one of the most notable gatherings Qf representatives ofthe mining Industry that has ever beenheld ln this country. There is a probability that It will be distinguished bythe formation of an association of executive officers of the producing mineson the continent that will become apowerful factor for prevention of discrimination to which mine owners aresubjected In some instances by transportation companies, smelters and largemanufacturers of supplies used in mineoperation.Organizing an American mine producers' association Is advocated byCapt. II. C. Lawrence of Salt LakeCity, who Is secretary and treasurer ofthe Sevier Gold Mining company, of thegold-mining district of Southern UtahCapt Lawrence arrived In Portlandtoday with S. W. Tulloch, president ofthe company, the two gentlemen beingthe advance guard of the Salt Lakedelegation that hopes to march backhome at the close of next week wearing the laurels of victory in the contestfor permanent headquarters of the organization.FiRE-AT A THRESHING.Oats, Separator and Engino DestroyedNear Weiser.Special to Tho Tribune.AVEISER. Ida., Aug. 19. Two stacks ofoats straw containing 500 bushels of oatsand a large separator and engine werodestroyed at tho ranch of S. II. Lee nearthis city todny. The oatb were beingthreshed when tho slaclts caught firefrom tho engine and burned so rapidlythat It waa Impossible to extinguish theUames. Mr. Lee was severely burnedwhile attempting to extinguish tho lire.The loss will amount to about S1T0O, withno Insurance. Mr. Lee's residence wasdestroyed by fire about one jear ago,with all its contents.TRAiNMEN PROTECTED.Rapid-Fire Gun on Gondola Car KeepsStrikers Away.ZEIGLER, i;i-, Aug. 19 A rapld-firogun from tho North block-house, placedIn a steel gondola, manned by four gunjiern, doubly armed with revolvers andmagazine rliles, has been added to a company of twenty-five Zlegler Guards, andsent out as escort lo frightened trainmenwho refused to so through Christopherwithout sufficient protection Tho trainreturned bringing twenty-six non-unionmine workers. Tho train mot with noarmed oppositionUTAH VISITORS TO THE' ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIRSpecial to The Tribune,ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19. Tho list of Utahvisitors registered at the State buildingfrom August 7 td 'August II was as follows: ' August 8.Joseph II. Slcgel. Jcrrold R. Lelchor andfamily, Mrs. Henry Swonson. Joseph P.Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Pastrovlck.Clementine Mengotte, Loulso Rcpetto,John A. Christensen. Mrs, Ivy HolbrookDewfe, John W. Lewis, Parley T. "Wright,Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stoncr, W. G. Baylls,May U. Crltchlow, Richard Hapgood, N.Li Hansen, P. A. Phelps, Zano Stoncr,John N. FogartyAnpn:f- fl.Sam Schwab, Dore Schwab, F. N.Cameron, MrB. Ellen Blood, George D.Blood, A, D. Tobln and wife. A. C. Patterson, Mrs. W. H. Bennett, Jesse B.Hlggfl, Marlon Cnrothers, Mr. and Mrs.W A. Needham, Zack Slceth, D. A,Brown, J. R. Gracbner, Mrs, Frank E.Davey, O. F. DavIs,Gordon L. Hutchlns,Artlo Slceth.August 10.Curtis A. Wherry, Pearl "West, CliffordThompson. Mr. nnd Mrs. A, H. Peabody,Alfred J. Peabody, Jennie "VVhlttakcr, Mrs.Will H. Kearney, Luclllo Drlggs. NaomiWright, Rulon Thompson, Mrs, ElizabethBeldcn. Allan Gray, Mrs, F. N. Cameron.Mr5 S. E. Lyon. Frances Eddy, HaroltTayior. David B Wilson. George W.Bolden, O. A. Radls. W. J. Studderd, MissM. E. Lyon.August 11. 'N J. Sheckell, Don Rcnnlon, George T.Foiitz. G- Chaunccy Spllsbury, L. A.Scovlllo.August 12.J M. Settle. C. S. Mnrtln, Mra. A. J.Hoffman, F P. Jones. John E. Rouoche,Anule M. Rouechc. Dot Turner, MyrtleTurner, R. K. Thomas, Mrs. II. C. Kldri,Mattle D. Kldd, Crystal Kidd, R. Hlllam, Sr., Joseph S. Poery, Louis Poory.Mrs. C. J. Schmidt, Uymm Selandcr.August 13.O L Hornold. L O. Hoffman, AlbertGrc'en, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Taylor, C. L.Hnrvcy, Royal H. Barney, Mr. and Mrs.E. R. GlbBon, Mlsa Myrtle" Gibson, R.Kelly, Amos E. Jensen, Allco Bubeo,George W, Mathlo.line Lives Lost inCioudbnrst in ArizonaiDeluge at Globe Results in Numberof Deaths and Destructionof Property.EL PASO, Tex., Aug. ID. A cloudburst at Globe, Ariz., has resulted Inseveral deaths and the destruction ofmuch property. Wires to the sectionaffected are down but a messenger whoarrived tit Bowie, Ariz., says that aman named Mitchell and his wifeand four others have been drowned.One report says nine were drowned.The Southern Pacific shops were demolished.KIDNAPED BY RELATIVES.New 'York Police Do Not Believein "Black Hand" Theory.NEW YORK, Aug. 19. The circumstances surrounding the return of Antonio Mannanlo, the nine-year-oldBrooklyn lad who was kidnaped August10, are almost as mysterious as was hisdisappearance.According to Salvatoro Mannanlo, arelative, the boy was found alone on thestreets near hla home after midnighttoday, but the police do not believehim. and Salvatore Mannanlo Is lockedup on a charge of abduction.The police do not think the so-called"Black Hand" society had anything lodo with the boy's disappearance. Thetheory advanced by the police Is thatMannanlo was kidnaped, by his own relatives, and that the parents and theboy were threatened with death If theboy told all he knew. This is thought tohave been the elder Mannanio's realreason for silencing the lad while hewas being questioned, and Is alsothought to account for the boy's statoof terror and apparent dread of impending danger.It is known tnat the boy's father didnot furnish all the- fact9 possible to thepolice, and did not give all the assistance to find the boy that was possiblefor him to do.It was reported at first that' the boyhad been kidnaped by the "BlackHand," a gang of Sicilian bandits.Young Mannlno was taken to the Pollco court later In vthe day, where theother prisoners were arraigned, but thelad failed to Identify any of the others.Salvatore Mannlno was arraigned andheld on the charge of kidnapping. YoungMannlno was subjected, to-a sharp examination. He described his captors tothe police and gave a detailed acountof his forced imprisonment.When the boy's statement wasfinished Mr. Mannlno, hlf father, -whohad been listening intently, said: "Ihave been reported as working againstthe police ln this matter. It was saidthat I gave them no assistance. I wantto make an example of these men. Iam going to aid the police in every wayI can, and I will prosecute these mento the limit."Francisco Bello, 31; his wife, Christine, 29, and Alfredo Horn, 43 years old,all of 21-1 East One Hundred and Sixthstreet, ha o been arrested In connectionwith the kidnaping. TJie trio have beentaken to Brooklyn to be questioned.They are not charged with kidnaping.SHEEPMEN FACE DISASTER.Alarming Scarcity of Hay in Montana Threatens Wholesale Losses.Special to Tho Tribune.BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 19. An alarmingscarcity of hay in the sheep districts lsreported, and unless the situation Is relieved wholesale losses of cattle and sheepIn Montana are feared beforo tho wintersets ln. It Is estimated that thero ls notsufficient forage In sight to last twomonths. This condition provnlls throughout a wide territory bounded by Sweetgrass on the north and the Shelby, GreatFalls and Havre sections on tho west,cast and south.Tho hay crop has been a failure on nccount of lack of moisture, and tho sheepmen face the problem of allowing theirherds to die and save tho pelts, or drivingthem across tho boundary Into Canada,whoro feed conditions are better. It Isnot prnctlcablo to ship In hay from Canada, because un import tax of $1 per tonIs charged.Some sheepmen, not caring to risk feeding their herds through the winter, havedisposed of largo flocks at a sacrifice toUtah and Arizona stockmen. Cattlemenare marketing everything but stockers,and most of these will bo shipped to Canada. Hay last year stood at J22 per tonfor several months, and It Is predictedthat this year It will go higher.REFUSED TO BE ROBBED.Well-Known Tacomn Man Has Desperate Fight With Hold-Up.TACOMA. Wash., Aug, 19. Gilbert W.McCaughran, a well-known young civilengineer and athlete, was attacked byhighwaymen shortly after 11 o'clock lastnight on Tacoma avenue, near Sixth avenuu. McCaughron refused to be robbedand showed light. He was shot twice and.despite his wounds, succeeded ln pickingup the highwayman nnd hurling him overa fence and down a twelve-foot embankment. McCaugtyran's criea brought acrowd ln time to witness tho last act oftho fray, but the thug mode- good hisescape. McCaughran ls badly wounded,but may recover.ISenator Hoar Botter.WORCESTER. Mass.. Aug. 19. SenatorHoar's condition showed a slltrht improvement today.Oregon Postmasters Named.WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 PoBtmnsterGcnenil Payne today appointed WilliamM. Brown jiostmastcr at Lebannon, Or.,and C. W. Parks postmaster at Roseburg,Or.Will Carry Contraband of War.SAN FRANCISCO. Aug.' 19. Tho PacificMall freighter AjsIoc, which Is to takecontraband from Portland, has finishedcoaling and will aull for tho north-tomorrowmorning.Rebels in Paraguay toShell CapitalaUltimatum Has Been Forwarded to 'Officials ofGovernment.Twenty-Four Hours Given to MakeReply, Then BombardmentMay Begin.BUENOS AYRES. Aug. 19 The Insurgents have seized another steamerwhich had on board the Minister ofWar and a small escort. The ministerand his companion were' made prisoners. The vessel was towing four lightersloaded with 190 bullocks for the garrison. These were confiscated.Excellence of Rebel Artillery.At the conference on board one ofthe Insurgents' vessels, after the bombardment of Asuncion last Wednesday,between the ministers of Argentina,Brazil, Italy and Franco, and the Insurgent leaders,- the latter said thatafter the ministers left the vessel theywould fire two more shots, one at theresidence of President Ezcurra and thoother at the church concealing the battery, ln order to demonstrate the excellence of their artillery.Ten Shots Were Fired. 'Ten shots were fired and both thepiesiuciit s resilience iuiu luo cnurcnwere hit. No further bombardment hasbeen reported. The Insurgent commander, with 2000 land forces , ls approaching Asuncion. The Villa HayesIs the only point which can now becommunicated with. Asuncion is completely Isolated.Offer to Intervene.The foreign ministers have offeredtheir Intervention to which offer theInsurgent leaders replied that theywould permit President Ezcurra to continue In office but would demand theresignation of the ministers and otherhigh officials of the government. Theinsurgents' terms wore conveyed to thogovernment officials and promptly declined. Rebels Send Ultimatum.The Insurgents then sent an ultimatum demanding the surrender of thecapital within twenty-four hours, saying that should this demand not bogranted the bombardment of Asuncionwould be resumed.MOSQUITO KILLS MAN.Hoosier 'Farmer Dies From Effect ofBite of Insect.CHICAGO. Aug. 19. August Anderson,a farmer of Starko county, Indiana, Isdead In a Chicago hospital from the biteof a mosquito. Anderson suffered a slightInjury which caused an abrasion of theskin on his right hand. A mosquito bithim In tho abrasion and a fow days laterAndorson began to suffer Intensely Hocame to Chicago for treatment, but bloodpoisoning resulted.i On the Pacific Slops.4 H H H tmW-H-W-H-f-H-PORTLAND, Or . Aug. 19. BotweonAugust 31 and Septcmbor 1 11, Inclusive.MG cars bearing 2"i91 people will passthrough Portland on route to and fromtho twonty-nlnth triennial conclave of thoKnights Templars, which convones In SanFrancisco September 0.SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. The Pacific Mall steamer Siberia, Just arrivedfrom tho Orlont, brought ln a most valuable cargo. A lot of raw silk, valued atJM02.000. was listed on her manifest, whlloin her treasure tank was Japaneso goldaggregating ?950,000-SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. 19. It is officially announced that Commissioner EvaBooth, the daughter of Gen. WilliamBooth, who for seven years has been lncommand of the Salvation Army work InCanada, Alaska, eastorn Washington,Montana and Idaho, will bo transferredto othor work.SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 19. Fourteenmen wore arrested yesterday at Moscow,Ida., on suspicion of boing Implicated intho robbery of tho depot at that place,when threo sacks of mall were rilled.Nono of tho prisoners, however, could beconnected with tho crime.WHERE WAR RAGES44H-4-M-H-fr-H0- M U M t t-ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 19 It Is confirmed Hint tho losses of officers and monon board the Rosala and Gromobol woreCO per cent of tho former and -'5 per centof tho latter, showing tho dreadful havoccaur.cd by the fire from tho Japaneseships, oven at a rnngo exceeding threomilesST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 19 So far astho Immediate futuro Is concerned, theAdmiralty does not dlsgulso tho fact thattho Vladivostok squadron Ik destroyed.Tho effect upon tho public Is also most depressing. LTAO YANG, Aug. 19. The rains havenow continued unceasingly for a week,nnd tho roads In. many casos have booncomplotely washed away. The Japanesenro not making a movo so far as knownhere.Irrigation Congressk Meetjn El PasoWork of the Convention Is to BoDivided Into Several"Sections. ,iCHICAGO, Aug. 19. The official callfor the meeting of the twelfth NationalIrrigation congress, to be held at ElPaso, Tex., November 15 to IS, was issued today by C. B. Booth, chairman ofthe executive committee.An Invitation to attend the congressis extended to "all who are interestedln conserving tho great natural resources of the c.ountry extending thehabitable area Increasing the productsof the land, Insuring greater stabilityof prosperous conditions, making, occupations upon the land attractive, theextension of Internal trade and commerce, and ii wider knowledge of agreat economic movement which hasfor Its ultimate object the up-bulldingof an empire within the borders of agreat nation."Will Divide Work. "The work of the congress, the callsays, lias been so greatly enlargedthrough the Increased Interest in matters pertaining to irrigation, that the executive committee has decided t6 systematize the work, divide It into sections"save the forests," "store the Hoods,""reclaim the deserts" and "establishhomes on the land." Each section willbe conducted by a chairman recognizedas an eminent authority In his line, insuring a thorough exposition of the respective subjects through the presentation of papers, addresses and discussionby the most eminent men Interested lnforestry, Irrigation, climatology andtheir co-related subjects.Scope of Information.Information will be dispensed regarding the Increasing of production by Irrigation in the Atlantic States as wellas In the Pacific system; forestry problems In New England, and along theAppalachian chain, as well as along theRockies and Sierras; engineering to protect from the devastation by flood;drainage of the submerged areas; directing and conducting the water toIts most beneficial use; climatology,with special reference to the service ofthe weather bureau throughout theUnited States and rural settlements.TRACED TO HIDING PLACE. 'Woman Makes Startling StatementRegarding Her Husband.DES MOINES, Ia Aug. 19. "I wouldbe the happiest woman In the world IfGod would only let me hate that man,but God knows I still love him, lovehim botter than life."Uttering these words Mrs. AllleneBrookfleld broke down and sobbedwhen the Sheriff of Green county tracedher to her hiding place In this city andestablished the fact that she had notbeen murdered by her husband.This clears up a supposed murdermystery that has been agitating theresidents of Greene county. July 21Mrs. Brookfleld disappeared from herhome, and her husband, too. was missing for several days thereafter. Theirfive little children wore left alone, andspeculation ln the neighborhood wasrife as to what had become of the woman. When bloody clothing was found ln asecluded spot oh the Brookfleld farmthe Idea that a murder had been committed was accepted. Brookfleld reappeared at his home a week ago, and amob was quickly organized. He wouldundoubtedly have been lynched, but forthe prompt action of the Sheriff. HeInsisted that he didn't know what hadbecome of his wife. He admitted thathe had quarreled with her over anotherwoman, had deserted her three months 'ago, and returned on the day she disappeared He denied he knew anything aboutwhat had become of his wife.When newspapers published accountsof the supposed murder Mrs. Brookfield, who had found employment lnthis city, wrote the Sheriff a letter assuring him that she was alive. She asserted that her husband would neverharm a hair of her head, and that hewas the best man that ever lived untilthe other woman came Into his life. Shedid not state her address here, and Itwas thought the letter might bo a fake.The Sheriff came to Des Moines andlocated her. She said that she wouldnever return to him, though she wantedto see the children. When told that hehad applied for a license to marry theothor woman . claiming that he hadnever been legally married to her, shedetermined to return at once and defend her good name.In her letter to the Sheriff she tellshow she kissed her five babies good-byeand determined to Jump Into the river,but could not nerve herself to the effort.SNORED TOO LUD.Boy Who Intended to Rob Store GivesHimself Away.MANSFIELD. O., Aug. 19. As theresult of snoring too loudly while hidden between the rafters on top of therefrigerator of the Krauso Brothers'company store, George Gazifeerskl, 10years old, was arraigned In Police courton the charge of pilfering.The youngster concealed himself lnthe store and, while walling for thomen who were taking stock to go homo,ho fell asleep. The noise of his snoringattracted the attention of the men lnthe store and the arrest followed.Town Threatened by Fire.VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 19. Forestfires are burning in East Kootenay. AtFerule the coal mines are filled withsmoke. Tho flames tiro drawing closer toMichael and throating to sweep tho town.Condition of the Troosury.WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. Today'sstatement of the treasury balances In thogeneral fund, exclusive of the S1&O.0C0.OGOgold reserve in tho division of redemption,cihows' Avallablo cash balance, 511S,6"J7,212;gold, 5i3.7CC.-lC3,.One Person Hilled, FiftySiliers fieri H"Property Damago Will ReachOne Hundred ThousandDollars. IHITumber of Houses in Northern Pqrtion of tho City Unroofed;Wires Blown Down.ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19. A tornado ofextreme fury swept down upon theresidence portion .of North St. Louis IHlate today, resulting in the death of IHone person. Injury to probably fifty and IHdamage to property estimated at $100,- llDead.John Ellington. ifllPartial List o'f Injured. 'jlLouis M. McCullough, leg broken: jHW. Bigger, cuts and bruises. HW. H. Larghan, contusions on theThomas H. Summers,- cut on face andJacob Haemcrlc, cut and bruised on llright arm and shoulder, jlW. Fricke, scalp wound and injuries JHon right leg. HFred PollnskI, right hand burned byJames Crosbj fracture of the hip and :Hbroken ribs.William Dickhoener. cut on elbow.Passed Over Quickly. HTelegraph poles for a distance of five 'Hblocks on Broadway were mowed downone after another as weeds before ascythe. Roofs wero blown from houses. .HTrolley and feed wires and smaller Hwires were blown down. Trees were ,Huprooted. The air was filled with fly- HIng timbers, and splinters nnd dust. Thepeople were stricken with terror. Asmany as had time sought shelter in :Hcellars. The storm, passed almost asquickly as it came.Homes Unroofed. jHThe residence of A. II. Albrecht atTwenty-second and Palm streets wasunroofed but no one was injured there.The home of a family named Frazer onPalm street, near Twenty-third street,was unroofed. jHLike Great Cable.The atmosphere became murky and a Jdark cloud was noticed In Nortli St.Louis approaching from the southwest.Suddenly an arm seemed to shoot down- llward like a gigantic cable, twisting lland turning. The end touched theground at Nineteenth and Angelrodt ;Hstreet, and with incredible" swiftnessand force swept east along Angelrodtfor ten blocks.Two Killed in Illinois.VENICE. 111.. Aug. 19. Two were jHkilled and eleven injured by the tornadothat swept over the river from NorthSt. Louis to this section late today.NO CHANGE IN DIRECTORATE, HCabinet Meeting Listens to Report ofSecretary Taf t on Panama Railway. IHWASHINGTON, Aug. 19. The prln-clpal feature of the cabinet meeting to- llday was the submission, of a report bySecretary Tuft upon the result of hisinvestigation Into the contract betweenthe Panama Railway company and thePacific Mail Steamship company. The JlSecretary found that although the Gov- '1ornment possessed slxty-nlne-seventi-eths of the company, which stock Is JHnow ln his possession, It probably would ilbe Impossible to effect a change In the '1directorate of the railroad company be- '1fore next April when the annual meet- lling occurs. The directorate showed nodisposition to terminate the contractwith the steamship company, which Isalleged to be discriminatory, although ilthe contract Itself ls terminable upon llsix months notice. IlSecretaries Hay, Taft and Wilson nnd llPostmaster-General Payne were the tHonly members of the Cabinet present ;Hat today's meeting. It was the last 'meeting that will be held probably for 'fla month, an the President will leavetomorrow for Oyster Bay, to be absent ,Huntil September 20. IlSecretary Hay called attention again lto the complications which have ilgrown out of Japan's seizure of theRussian destroyer Ryeshltelnr In theharbor of Chefoo. and the claim of Rus-shi that the net was a violation.No decision was reached at the meet-ing concerning the position this Gov-ornment will assume regarding the ln- JHcldenL Members of the Cabinet were Mextremely reticent regarding the matter, It being regarded ns a subject oftoo great delicacy for public discussion ilby responsible ollicials at this time.Rights of Packing Firms. 'CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Corporation Counsol Tolman has given an opinion that thepncklng-houso companies have no legalright to lpdgc workinon ln the buildingsln the stock yards. Mayor Harrison will 'Hturn tho communication over to tho police HdenarimcnU 'H